Regional Three killer strategies to engage your inactive app users [Opinion] Keeping your app users engaged is an art and a science. (Image via eventasticme.com) Through my work with AppsGuru I've seen... Faisal Al Bitar • 17 September, 2015 retention churn rate Faisal Al Bitar
Kuwait Mix N’Mentor lands in Kuwait for the first time During the Facebook workshop at Beirut's Mix N'Mentor in September 2015. (Image via Sam Fakhoury) Mix N’ Mentor is finally heading to... Wamda • 16 September, 2015 Mix n Mentor Kuwait Kuwait National Fund kuwait
Bahrain Bahraini startup streams success? For 10 years Ali Mahmood was obsessed with amateur motorbike and go-kart racing. He wanted to take his love of the sports to another... Lucy Knight • 16 September, 2015 Livestream Live streaming Utrack.tv
Jordan Global startup accelerator Founder Institute test launches Amman chapter Igniting startup ambitions may soon be a little easier for first-time entrepreneurs in Jordan. The Founder Institute, a Silicon... Samuel Wendel • 16 September, 2015 Marwan Soudi Founder Institute
Regional Watch the Makers: Stars of Science season 7 promises surprises Summer is out, schools are in and so is the biggest edutainment reality TV program of the region, Stars of Science (SOS). The show, an... Stephanie Nour Prince • 15 September, 2015 Industrial entrepreneurship Qatar Foundation Stars of Science
Egypt e-health and Egypt: the who's who [Infographic] Egypt’s health sector is in dire need of an overhaul, but it has yet to attract much attention from the country’s tech... Rachel Williamson • 15 September, 2015 Nano Ebers D-Kimia Diagnostics Vound
Regional Africa Code Week aims to teach 20,000 children to code in one week Almost everybody has heard of Code.org, the American non-profit that aims to get kids to code. They’re hard to miss. In 2013, the o... Aline Mayard • 15 September, 2015 Africa code week Coding for Kids
Palestine No electricity, no problem: Startup Grind Gaza succeeds despite obstacles Despite difficulties, Dave McClure, right, managed to get to Gaza for its second Startup Grind event, and it was a success. (Image via Ain... Christina Ganim • 14 September, 2015 Startup Grind Gaza Dave McClure
Jordan Do employers still care about your college degree? Just how important is a university degree? It depends on the field of study and who you ask. Wamda posed this question to employers,... Maya Rahal • 14 September, 2015 degrees Akhtaboot Cares Initiative Job fair
Saudi Arabia Saudi educational app for special needs users ready to launch May Al-Oteibi, 26, is a Saudi entrepreneur who has always aspired to use technology to serve the disabled, having a mentally challenged... Ahmed Gabr • 14 September, 2015 Learn with May May Al-Oteibi MEMakers
U.A.E Compareit4me closes Series A round of $3M Compareit4me, the Dubai-based price comparison site for financial products has closed a Series A round of $3 million, lead by STC... Lucy Knight • 14 September, 2015 uae Investment Financial price comparison
Regional A day in the life of a Facebook programmer Facebook is one of the world’s most successful startups and - as for many tech startups - programmers are the bedrock of its... Ayman Farhat - Mohamad Sleiman Haidar • 13 September, 2015 International Programmer's Day Programmer's Day Facebook
Palestine Startup Grind Ramallah hosts Dave McClure It was clear at Startup Grind Ramallah on Thursday that teams matter less in comparison with the actual product or service they’re s... Christina Ganim • 13 September, 2015 Leaders Dave McClure startup grind ramallah
Egypt Dubai classifieds platform dubizzle acquired by OLX [Update: September 17th - Dubizzle has invested $1 million in fashion marketplace app Shedd] Dubai’s classified ads website dubizzle has b... Eman Mostafa • 13 September, 2015 OLX acquisition Dubizzle
Regional Raising the right kind of money [Opinion] I was at last weekend’s Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, and after sitting in on two fundraising mentorship sessions it became clear that... Fares Ghandour • 10 September, 2015 startup financing convertible note debt financing
Turkey Network with Dave McClure and more at Startup Istanbul 2015 [Discount] Startup Istanbul is one of the largest networking events for startups in the region. It’s main purpose is to allow networking of... Wamda • 10 September, 2015 startup istanbul turkey istanbul